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Proposed Infrastructure Fund (consolidating the Real Estate Fund and IT Fund)

The Organization must regularly invest in longer-term capital projects, in order to provide an effective and secure working environment for its staff. A Real Estate Fund was established under resolution WHA23.14 (1970) in order to provide funds for, inter alia, major maintenance and repairs to WHO b...

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Proposed%20WHO%20infrastructure%20and%20IT...
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Health Infrastructure
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 91 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Kenya

The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Kenya offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern A...

https://africacdc.org/download/perc-finding-the-balance-public-health-and-social-measures-in-kenya/?...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 75 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Facility Tracer Medicines Stock Status Summary Report September 2021

The report aims to inform the Ministry of Health and stakeholders�� planning and logistics decisions to ensure a robust health commodities supply chain. This report provides an update of the health facility stock status data and HMIS 105-section 6 reporting for 38 tracer commodities (in different ba...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 83 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Pensions Act : Chapter 286

This publication is about the pension of various civil servants is to be handled.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Pensions%20Act%20Chapter%20286.pdf
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 22 hours ago 82 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Management of Protocol for Abruptio Placenta

Be prepared for postpartum haemorrhage - whole blood must be available

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Abratio%20Placenta.pdf
Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 16 hours ago 80 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Outbreak Brief 36: COVID-19 Pandemic 22 September 2020

As of 9am East African Time (EAT) 22 September 2020, a total of 1,412,310 COVID-19 cases and 34,072 deaths (CFR: 2.4%) have been reported in 55 African countries. This is 5% of all cases reported globally. Since the last brief, 52,586 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which is a 2% decrease in...

https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-36-covid-19-pandemic-22-september-2020/?ind=1600952716...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 78 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Safe Male Circumcision Policy

Several studies have found significant association between male circumcision and HIV infection. Recent studies in African men have demonstrated that male circumcision reduces the risk of HIV acquisition among medically circumcised men by approximately 60%. In addition, male circumcision has been sho...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 hours ago 93 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Global Fund New Funding Model: Lessons from Uganda on Integrating the Integrated Community Case Management Model (iCCM)

Although Uganda has reported a reduction in the mortality rates of children under five years of age (under-five)��from 175 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 90 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2011��child mortality and morbidity rates remain unacceptably high.1 Pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 1 day ago 90 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID 19 Vaccine Perceptions: A 15 country study

Since the emergence of COVID 19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 the disease has been declared a global pandemic and has been associated with the deaths of more than 2 3 million people around the world. It continues to be a dynamic and evolving pandemic.The first case in Africa was reported in Egyp...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-vaccine-perceptions-a-15-country-study/?ind=1615395834594&fi...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 79 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Roadmap for Accelerating the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity in Uganda

Uganda��s Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) had remained high for 15 years, with no significant decline between 1990 and 2000 (527 to 505 deaths per 100,000 live births). The Uganda Demographic and Health Survey of 2005/6 registered a modest decline to 435 deaths per 100,000 live births. This Maternal...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Maternal and Child Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 4 hours ago 80 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

The Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin-Week 22

This bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at community, district and national levels on suspected disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public health events in Uganda on a weekly basis.

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/Ug%20Epidemiological%20Bulletin2024Wk23%20...
Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 77 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Report of the High-Level Ministerial Meeting | Partnerships to Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccination in Africa

Fast-tracking COVID-19 vaccine acquisition, delivery and uptake are critical to protecting lives and stimulating economic recovery. With only 15% of the African population reported to be fully vaccinated as of 16 March 2022, African Union (AU) Member States need to identify innovative and effective...

https://africacdc.org/download/report-of-the-high-level-ministerial-meeting-partnerships-to-accelera...
Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 72 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Guidelines for Governance and Management structures

Good governance and management of health services is a key element in ensuring effectiveness and efficiency in the health sector. The governance and managemnet structures described in the health Sector Strategic and Investment Plan intends to establish a substantive sector wide governance mechanism.

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 18 hours ago 97 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly Malaria Status Report week 3, 2019

Reporting rate this week (83.6%) is a slight increase from the previous week, 2019W2 (81.1%). Reported malaria cases slightly dropped from 128,312 in W2 to 125,427 this week. Yumbe & Moyo Districts have high confirmed incidence rates ��12 cases/1,000 population. In 23% (29/128) of districts at least...

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Malaria
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 92 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Nutrition Country Profile

This Nutrition Country Profile of the Republic of Uganda was prepared by Dr. Joyce Kakuramatsi Kikafunda, Associate Professor of Food and Nutritional Sciences at the Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, in collaboration with Estelle...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Food and Nutrition
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 52 Minutes ago 76 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 35: 24th-30thAug 2020

This epidemiological bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at district, national, and global levels on disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public health events in the country on a weekly basis. This issue, we showcas...

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Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 8 Minutes ago 103 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Case Definitions and Epidemic Thresholds For Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response

Uganda is currently using the IDSR strategy to improve the National disease and events surveillance system. Using standard case definitions to identify priority diseases and events of public health importance is one of the core functions of surveillance under the IDSR strategy

http://library.health.go.ug/sites/default/files/resources/CASE%20DEFINITIONS%20SEPTEMBER%202012%20UG...
Theme:
Sub Theme: Surveillance and reporting
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 5 hours ago 98 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (8 June 2022)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (8 June 2022) offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northe...

https://africacdc.org/download/covid-19-scientific-and-public-health-policy-update-8-june-2022/?ind=...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 58 Minutes ago 78 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Africa CDC Annual Progress Report 2018

The document titled Africa CDC Annual Progress Report 2018 offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, W...

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-annual-progress-report-2018/?ind=1568022169265&filename=Af...
Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 7 hours ago 75 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

Adolescent Health Policy Guidelines and Service Standards

Uganda has a large young population; approximately 52.7% of the population is under 15 years of age. One in every four Ugandans (23.3%) is an adolescent and one in every three (37.4%) is a young person.

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Theme: Health Systems
Sub Theme: Adolescent Health
Category: Public Health Resources Last updated: 54 Minutes ago 86 Views 0 Comments Add to Favourites

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